BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Exactly 65,632 people filed into Lane Stadium here Thursday night to see a competitive game between two programs headed in distinctly different directions. Very few knew exactly what their eyes would behold. Would a good game be in the offing? Or would the team that held a No. 10 ranking roll toward an easy victory?

Yes. And no.

The numbers didn't lie; the Florida State Seminoles and Virginia Tech Hokies not only played a good game, they played one of the best the ACC has seen this season.

On the bright stage of national television, the teams turned in a performance that, as FSU quarterback EJ Manuel said, may make the game an Instant ESPN Classic that should one day be aired on the network's channel devoted to games of old.

The game wasn't pretty through and through, but for FSU, it was attractive enough.

As the Seminoles now count down the days before their next game -- eight from now to be exact -- we take a quick look back at the key statistics that led to their ninth win of the year.

Check out the Chopping Block's behind-the-numbers breakdown of FSU's 28-22 win over the Hokies. Time to hit the rewind button:

39: Yards on FSU quarterback EJ Manuel's game-winning pass to receiver Rashad Greene

5: Fourth-quarter points the Hokies scored (a field goal and a safety)

43: The gametime temperature in Blacksburg, Va. It was the coldest kickoff temperature the Seminoles faced so far this season

52: Yards on a first-quarter field goal by Seminoles kicker Dustin Hopkins. It was the seventh successful kick from beyond 50 yards of his career

9: Points Hopkins amassed in the ballgame

1: Points Hopkins needs to tie the all-time FBS career scoring mark for kickers

438: Points Hopkins now has in his career

83: Field goals Hopkins now has in his career; he is three short of tying the all-time FBS mark for field goals in a career

21: First downs the Seminoles had against Virginia Tech

5: First downs FSU had that came on running plays

-15: Yards the Seminoles rushed for on 25 carries

7: Yards FSU tailback James Wilder Jr. had on the Seminoles' final rushing play of the game. It came on a fourth-and-1 situation on the dramatic final drive

22: Yards gained by FSU fullback Lonnie Pryor. That team-leading total carried the Seminoles' rushing game. The team stats were also impacted by the -40 yards Manuel was credited after several sacks